In this morning’s useless inventions news, we have German designer Markus Gerke‘s concept for sunglasses that have Instagram filters built right into them. Design Taxi has this sneak peek of the innovative facial accessory. The lenses are to have a 5-megapixel camera allowing the wearer to take a photo of whatever it is they happen to be seeing, and in so doing, turning your life into an imitation fake Polaroid. Now you can look like you’re casually readjusting your sunglasses, when, in fact, you’re capturing a moment forever in such a way that your children will think you were born in the 1960s. And for those social fanatics among us, the glasses are to be equipped with wi-fi, so you can instantaneously upload your vision onto the Instagram app. Great. So soon I’ll have to look at every single cup of tea every single person in the goddamn universe has ever looked at.
Romney Campaign Goes Local in New Ads
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Moving away from its “Day One†theme, the campaign is now outlining what the first 100 days of a Romney presidency would look like. At the beginning of three of the ads, excluding Ohio, the narrator says that Romney would repeal the president’s health care overhaul and cut the deficit.
via Homepage http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/romney-campaign-goes-local-in-new-ads-20120622
Kabul birthday party reduced to bloody destruction
A carefree birthday party and night out to celebrate the start of the Afghan weekend were reduced to destruction and butchery when Taliban gunmen stormed a lakeside hotel, opening fire indiscriminately on wealthy revellers.
via Yahoo! News – Latest News & Headlines http://news.yahoo.com/kabul-birthday-party-reduced-bloody-destruction-112504749.html
BBC chief eyes New York Times post
International News:
Mark Thompson to leave pubcaster in fall
via Variety – Latest News http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118055849
mlcalderone June 22, 2012 at 08:08AM
@mlcalderone: Politico’s traffic drops, contracts up, Pro expands, “mutiny,” TV, CPM, @BuzzFeedBen and more in @Huffington issue 2. http://t.co/KzdKSGq7
mediaite June 22, 2012 at 08:00AM
@mediaite: Conservative Group Releases Chuckle-Worthy Anti-Obama Ad: ‘The Most Arrogant Man In The World’ (VIDEO) http://t.co/265OKdGv
NBC News Loses Edge in More Than Just ‘Today’ Show – WSJ.com
“Today” draws a disproportionate share of morning program ad dollars. The show collected $485 million in ad revenue during the 7 a.m.-to-9 a.m. time slot in 2011, up 6.6% from 2010, according to Kantar Media. “Good Morning America” took in $299 million last year, down 4.9% from 2010.
via NBC News Loses Edge in More Than Just ‘Today’ Show – WSJ.com.
NBC News Faces Shift in Television Dominance – NYTimes.com
Beyond “Today,†which is down about 4 percent in total viewers and about 9 percent in that 25-54 age group, “NBC Nightly News†has declined about 11 percent among those 25-54. Its main rival, ABC’s “World News,†also is down about 8 percent. (CBS’s newscast is up 1 percent.) On Sundays, “Meet the Press†is still the most watched show, but its lead over the second place “Face the Nation†on CBS has shrunk to just 2 percent in total viewers, while “Nation†is now ahead in the 25-54 group.
via NBC News Faces Shift in Television Dominance – NYTimes.com.
New Timing Hinted on Health Care Ruling – NYTimes.com
The hint about timing was a sort of dog that did not bark. It is the chief justice’s practice on the next-to-last day of the term to announce that the following session will be the final one. The last scheduled day for handing down decisions is Monday, and yet Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. made no announcement on Thursday that Monday would be the final day.That suggests that there will be at least one additional day for decisions next week after Monday. It is a good bet that the health care decision will come on the last day, which may be Wednesday or Thursday.
Salvador Dali painting worth $150,000 stolen from Manhattan gallery
A thief swiped a $150,000 Salvador Dali painting from an upper East Side art gallery earlier this week, police said Thursday night. The painting was lifted about 4:15 p.m.